New Music Friday: The best albums out April 11

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Stephen Thompson
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WNYC | Apr 11, 2025

Bon Iver returns. Valerie June branches out. Gerald Clayton channels The Flaming Lips' Zaireeka. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Erin Wolf of Radio Milwaukee's 88Nine to the show for a quick run-through of the best new albums out April 11.

Featured albums:

  • Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE
  • Valerie June, Owls, Omens, and Oracles
  • Gerald Clayton, Ones & Twos
  • Real Lies, We Will Annihilate Our Enemies (out April 16)
  • Kills Birds, Crave EP

Check out our long list of albums out April 11 and stream our New Music Friday sampler playlist of more than 70 songs over here.

Credits
• Host: Stephen Thompson
• Guest: Erin Wolf, Radio Milwakee's 88Nine
• Producer: Simon Rentner
• Editor: Otis Hart
• Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
• Vice President, Music & Visuals: Keith Jenkins

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